Kubernetes Handbook
  • Introduction
  • Prerequisites
    • What is Containerization
    • What is Docker
    • Difference between Docker and VM
  • Features of Kubernetes
    • What is Kubernetes
    • Features of Kubernetes - 1
    • Features of Kubernetes - 2
    • Which Tool to Use for Orchestration
  • Architecture
    • Master Node
    • etcd and kubectl
    • Worker Nodes
  • Pods and Nodes
    • Nodes
    • Pods
  • Controllers
    • Benefits of Controllers
    • Kinds of Controllers
  • Minikube
    • What is Minikube
  • Installation and Running (Mac OS)
    • Installation
    • Running Hello World Application
  • Labels Namespaces and Selectors
    • Labels
    • Namespaces
    • Selectors
  • Health Checks Rollouts and Rollbacks
    • Health Checks
    • Rollouts and Rollbacks
  • Config Maps and Secrets
    • Config Maps
    • Secrets
  • Running Jobs
    • How to Run Jobs
  • Dashboard and Debugging
    • Kubernetes Dashboard
    • Debugging
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  1. Architecture

etcd and kubectl

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etcd

  • Distributed key value store

  • Kubernetes uses this as its database and stores cluster data here

  • Job scheduling, pod info etc.

kubectl

  • CLI for Kubernetes to interact with master node

  • Contains kubeconfig file which has server info/ auth info to access API server

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